Operation Red Book

Chapter 211 Red Book

"snake."

"It represents trickery, magic, as well as seduction and deception."

"Mirror."

“It represents illusion, introspection, and a mysterious state.”

"Eye."

“It represents God’s gaze and symbolizes insight and revelation.”

"Where's the feather?"

"Really? You don't know anything... Why don't you ask Ivy? She's not moving. She must be dead."

Here it comes again, that all-pervading fatigue, so tiring, so heavy, so dark, such a familiar feeling, such a familiar sound.

"Um……"

Ivy struggled to open her eyes. She tried to move her toes, but her ankles were turned over and everything in front of her was still dark.

"Ivy?"

"Ivy?"

"Ivy?"

Three different voices called her at the same time, like three huge bronze bells ringing in her ears.

Ivy suddenly felt dizzy, as if the world was turned upside down, like a roller coaster hanging upside down at the highest point.

"Ivy, wake up."

A pair of cold hands covered her eyes, followed by a huge force.

Power surged towards her from all directions like long-tailed meteors, their wings intertwined and entangled to form a solid bundle that pulled her out of the darkness in minutes.

"Well--"

Ivy murmured uncomfortably, and the darkness before her eyes was replaced by light, along with Mrs. Hudson's face becoming increasingly clear.

"Okay, she's awake... sit up straight, only one eyebrow is drawn, this won't do."

"What?" Ivy turned her head in confusion.

"what!"

There was a sharp pain at the back of her head, and her hair was tightly grasped in Mrs. Hudson's hand.

The hands like iron clamps tightly clamped Ivy's shaking head. Ivy's eyebrows were full of anger. Mrs. Hudson seemed to have never been so rude before.

"Be good and don't move...Mrs. Hudson is dressing you up. If you behave yourself, you will become the most beautiful princess in the world."

Joshua walked over and handed the woolen suit in his hand to Holmes, who was shirtless.

Holmes' condition was not normal either. His eyes were dull and he hesitated for a long time before taking the suit and quietly placed it on his knees.

A mysterious and dangerous message flooded Ivy's mind, and she suddenly realized that something was wrong.

She had just returned to the 21st century, back to Sigma Middle School.

But that empty desk belonged to Joshua, Joshua did not go back, and Joshua was forgotten by people in the 21st century.

This must be the case! Ivy thought silently in her heart that she had to take Joshua back.

"Joshua." She rolled her eyes and called Joshua in a calm manner.

he replied, pulling at the buttons on his shirt.

"Has the Red Book revealed anything recently?"

"What red book, and what's in it?"

He answered quickly, and Ivy shut up quickly too.

At that moment, something flew through her mind, which she could not grasp, touch, or even see.

She was not awake, but was trying hard to remember what the red book was.

"Do you see the sun outside the window? It's almost noon, and you haven't woken up yet, sister."

Joshua smiled as he walked up behind her, he touched Ivy's shoulder and leaned down to kiss her forehead.

"How dare you?"

Ivy's pupils trembled constantly, and the messy thoughts in her brain were like a tangled mess that could not be sorted out or cut off.

This is 221-B Baker Street. Yes, she is Ivy, the youngest daughter of Mrs. Hudson.

The man named Joshua is her brother, and the man named Holmes is her stupid uncle.

There is a dance tonight and they are preparing for it.

What about the red book just now... no, it's the empty desk, what's going on?

Ivy was thinking in her mind, she felt that something was different, but she couldn't tell what exactly was different.

She sat there muttering to herself, completely unaware that the red book was slipping away from her memory.

"Okay, now that your hair is all combed up, come and choose a nice hat."

Mrs. Hudson took Ivy's hand and led her into the room on the basement level.

"Isn't my room at the end of the first floor? The basement is a storage room, and Mrs. Hudson rarely lets us go there. How come there is my room there?"

Ivy muttered to herself, looking at Mrs. Hudson's silent back, she thought it would be better not to ask.

The bed was covered with clothes and jewelry of various shapes, each of which was beautiful and exquisite, dazzling the eyes.

There was a cloak made of five kinds of feathers, a belt made of gold and silver threads, a sparkling diamond ring, and layers of tall, upright white curls.

"how about this."

Mrs. Hudson picked up a salmon-colored plush hat with three large fox tails hanging from the end.

"Looks a little too hot," Ivy replied.

"What about this one?"

Mrs. Hudson then held up a white feathered hat with a whole stuffed swan perched on it with its wings spread.

"Too heavy, I think."

"This one will suit your taste."

Mrs. Hudson buried herself in the pile of clothes and took a long time to find a black silk round hat with a veil. It did look like the most normal one.

"It looks good." Ivy replied perfunctorily, "Wear it later. I want to talk to Joshua."

After saying goodbye to Mrs. Hudson, Ivy turned and went to the second floor.

Holmes and Joshua both sat on the sofa in the living room, each holding a bottle of clear brandy.

"Joshua!"

"what happened?"

Joshua's face was red and he looked drunk.

Holmes said nothing, nor did he even look up. He just kept drinking.

"Why don't you sit back at your desk?" Ivy asked hurriedly.

"What desk?" Joshua and Holmes smiled at each other.

"Of course it's the desk at Sigma Middle School. I thought you knew." Ivy frowned.

"Haha, my dear sister, is it because of tonight's dance that you suddenly become too excited and become stupid?"

"Hahahaha!"

Joshua teased Holmes, and the raspy laughter was very painful to Ivy's ears.

"Ivy, we're going to a dance, not some desk, hahahahahaha..."

"I know I'm going to the dance, but I'm asking about the desk, you know, the red book... No, the empty desk!"

"Ivy! Come down and change your clothes!"

"Come on, Mrs. Hudson is calling you downstairs. Go and choose the dress you want to wear to the dance. I have prepared many beautiful dresses for you. You will definitely like them..."

"I'll go down later. Tell me when you'll go back with me."

"Where are we going back to? I'm not going anywhere. This is our home, my dear sister!"

"Ivy! Come down now!"

"The Red Book! Sigma Middle School! The 21st Century? How come you forgot everything?"

"You're here again. What red book? What's wrong with you today? Why do you always say weird things?"

Ivy's face turned red with anger. She was about to retort when she suddenly caught a glimpse of the bottom of the sofa where Holmes was sitting.

Next to the chaotically placed black leather shoes, in the dark and damp seam of the sofa, lay a familiar notebook.

The book was dark red and old, with yellowed pages. It was definitely the red book that Ivy had been thinking about.

"Ivy! Ivy! Come down! Quick!"

"Go down quickly. Tonight's dance is very important. It's held for you."

Ivy clenched her fists. She was silent for a long time, glanced at the two drunken men, and spoke calmly.

"How come your two personalities are reversed?"

"what?"

Joshua's face was pale, no longer as red as before due to drunkenness. Instead, Holmes leaned directly on Joshua's shoulder and began to snore.

"Joshua never contradicts me. He doesn't boss me around like you do."

"I'm your brother! You have to do whatever I tell you to do. This is an eternal truth!"

"Ivy! Come on! Come on! Come on!"

"Bah! Go to hell!" Ivy's eyes widened and she yelled at Joshua.

A black shadow rose in her peripheral vision, and Mrs. Hudson climbed up using her hands and feet.

She had strange postures and moved quickly, like a set of puppets about to fall apart.

"The Red Book... The Red Book is the key..."

Ivy didn't have time to think about it. She took a step forward and rushed to the red book under the sofa.

"Wait! What are you doing? What is this? Strange, didn't I hide it..."

"Ivy! Ivy! Ah——"

"Don't touch the red book! Don't touch it! Don't--"